St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-28
The Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Said to Be Sick
of His Job.
Richard P. Hammond Pretty
Certain Mr.. Sparks Shoes
Will Fit Him.
Cox Objects to Taking Fifth
Place on the Ways and
Means Committee.
Programme of the Tariff Fight
in the House of Represent
atives This Session.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The resigna-
ton of Hon. J. ID. e. Atkins, commits
siOner of Indian affairs, is likely to be
rendered soon after the holidays. Mr..
Atkins, like the late Secretary Folger,
is nervous, active, ScrupulOusly hon
est man, and OverwOrks himself by
looking into the minute details of all
the affairs of his office. As a friend
says: atkins wants to be chief of the
division. messenger, elevator man and
commissioner. He does not leave work
enough to others. He scrutiniZes thou
sands of papers which other men would
leave to subordinates. Hence, he is
worried and wearied by official cares.
For the past two months he has often
told his friends that he will
recent death of his wife has greatly en-
barrassed and DETECTED his mind from
its former placidity. Atkins wants re-
lief from the Imprisonment of office so
that he may return to his Tennessee
home. Moreover it is believed that he
wants to return to congress from his old
district becaue legislative suits him
better than an executive life. 1t is not
true that he dislikes Villas, as has been
suggested. He has on many occasions
hitherto, and long before Villas name
was mentioned for the interior depart
ment, spoken III most laudatOry and
friendly manner of the postmaster gem
eral and his buSineSS-like administra-
ton. His retirement will be great
loss to the interior department. Assist
ant Commissioner Upshaw would be
likely to succeed him.
WANTS SPARKS SHOES.
Richard p. Hammond, surveyor gen
eral of California, and citizen of that
state. has filed an application for the
position of commissioner general OF the
land Office, vice Sparks. He has re-
ceived leave of absence with permission
to come to Washington. and has had as
surauceS that Sparks place will not be
filled until he is seen and heard. His
candidacy is urged by the Democrats of
the entire Pacific slope Zach Mont
gomery, assistant attorney general of
the interior department, will soon be
relieved of that position and appointed
United States district attorney for the
northern district of California. This
would leave only Gen. Rosecrans. regis
ter of the treasury, as California'S con-
tingent in this administration. Mr.
Hammond has large and varied ac-
guaintance with land interests, and his
state has right to ask recognition.
President Cleveland knows and likes
him. His leave of absence is granted
OIL the ground that he is candidate and
wants to personally present his case.
Circumstances cOnSpire to Indicate that
the leave is granted by the approval of
the president because his case is already
favorably considered.
COL. PI.ArT WALKER
is an applicant for position in the ex-
ecutive department and is likely to get
something of value. Mr.. Rice will not
yet say what position is vacant, nor give
particulars, but does not deny that there
is something for Walker in sight.
PERSONAL NOTES.
The wife of Congressman Macdonald
has been in comparatively poor health
for the past two weeks. While not
alarmingly nor seriously i'll, she is SO
indisposed as to be unable to attend to
her social calls and receptions for some
days. She was so improved as to be
able to be out this afternoon.
Mrs. Villas is still quite ill. She was
better to-day and seemed to enjoy free
dom from pain. However, her health is
such as to make the contemplated
change of scene and air from Washing
ton to Madison.
Miss Cynthia Cleveland will publish a
sequel to her famous See Saw, and it is
eagerly looked for in the departments
here. 1t is limited that people of the
Northwest will be even more interested
than in her former effort.
Delegate ToOle, of Montana, and Du-
bOis, of Idaho, are spending few days
together in New York, expecting to re-
turn here Monday next.
Judge and Mrs. Moody dined with
Senator Hearst's family. They were
the distinguished guests of the Occa-
sion. Judge Moody and his wife are eX-
ceedingly agreeable and entertaining
people in society.
The millionaire philanthrOpist,W w. W.
CorcOran. whose eighty-ninth birthday
is celebrated to-day, is large real eS-
tate owner in Duluth, Superior City and
elsewhere in the Northwest. He pur-
chased lands on Lake Superior in 1851,
together with Senator Beck. Brecken-
ridge and other gentlemen of that day.
Harvey l.. Wilson, of Bismarck, is at
the National, and Henry c. Wood, of
st. Paul. is at the Riggs.
Hon. John J. Kleiner returned to-day
from New York. and is at the National,
where he was visited tonight by King,
PettgreW and Moody to confer concern
ing the Dawes bill. Kleiner declines to
consider or discuss any other Dakota
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